Guest Author, Catherine Castle

I’ll admit that I’ve never had “book elbow”, but my arms have had lovely creases from carrying too many library books at the same time. 

Okay, what about you? Which of the 10 bibliophile definitions fit you?

About the Author:

Award winning author and bibliophile Catherine Castle has been writing and collecting books all her life. Before beginning her career as a romance writer she worked part-time as a freelance writer. She has over 600 articles and photographs to her credit, under her real name, in the Christian and secular market. Besides writing, Catherine loves traveling with her husband, singing, and attending theatre. In the winter she loves to quilt and has a lot of UFOs (unfinished objects) in her sewing case. In the summer her favorite place to be is in her garden. She’s passionate about gardening and even won a “Best Hillside Garden” award from the local gardening club. 

Her debut inspiration romantic suspense, The Nun and the Narc, from Soul Mate Publishing is an ACFW Genesis Finalist, a 2014 Beverly Hills Book Award Winner, a 2014 EPIC finalist, a 2014 RONE nominee and a Carolyn Readers Choice Award finalist. Connect with Catherine at http://catherinecastle1.wordpress.com

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Today I am fortunate to have Catherine Castle on my blog for a peek at her romantic suspense, The Nun and the Narc, and her hilarious, yet true, list of the reasons she is a bibliophile. 

Come to think of it, I believe I hit most of the reasons on the list. How about you?



You Might be a Bibliophile If…

Let’s face it—we writers love books. We write them, we read them, we collect them. We rarely get rid of them. Well, at least I rarely get rid of them. So, guess what that makes us? Bibliophiles. Before you protest, “That’s not me!”  take a peek at ten reasons you might be a bibliophile.

10.  You can’t just get one book from the library. Oh, come on, I know someone besides me does this. Right?

9.      You need physical therapy to fix your “book elbow.” Carrying a stack of 10 library books does that, you know.

8.      Every flat space in your house, or maybe most of them, has a book, or two or three, on it. Dare I say a stack of four?

7.      Your book shelves are organized by category—ALL the book shelves.

6.      The stack of books by your bedside, or couch, or other chair is tall enough to hold a lamp and wide enough to hold the clock radio, a tissue box, a water carafe, and a snack for when you’re reading.

5.      You have a library card, a Barnes and Noble discount card, an Amazon account, a Kindle and a Nook. Need I say more?

4.      If you find a free book on Amazon, you download it. It doesn’t matter if you don’t read medical non-fiction—it’s free!

3.      No travel trip is complete until you’ve purchased at least one book about the attraction you’ve visited. After all, you’re bound to think of some story that will require research.

2. You’re reading at least 2 books at the same time.

And the number one reason you might be a Bibliophile--

1.      You’ve made your husband create stud cubby bookshelves in the walls just so you’ll have more room for the paperbacks.

I don’t know about you, but I definitely qualify. In fact, here’s a picture of the stud cubby bookcases my hubby has created.

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The Nun and the Narc

Where novice Sister Margaret Mary goes, trouble follows. When she barges into a drug deal the local Mexican drug lord captures her. To escape she must depend on undercover DEA agent Jed Bond. Jed’s attitude toward her is exasperating, but when she finds herself inexplicable attracted to him he becomes more dangerous than the men who have captured them, because he is making her doubt her decision to take her final vows. Escape back to the nunnery is imperative, but life at the convent, if she can still take her final vows, will never be the same.

Nuns shouldn’t look, talk, act, or kiss like Sister Margaret Mary O’Connor—at least that’s what

Jed Bond thinks. She hampers his escape plans with her compulsiveness and compassion and in the process makes Jed question his own beliefs. After years of walling up his emotions in an attempt to become the best agent possible, Sister Margaret is crumbling Jed’s defenses and opening his heart. To lure her away from the church would be unforgivable—to lose her unbearable.

Available from Amazon http://amzn.com/B00CHU9DH2

and Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-nun-and-the-narc-catherine-castle/1116942061?ean=9781619352964

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